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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-12-14

A clergyman of South Norwalk, Conn.,,
recently preached sermon in which he
compared the newspaper with the Bible.
The following passage is peculiarly
striking: "The Bibles criminal news
does not differ much from that which we
may read tomorrow. 1t contains no
display headlines, yet it records in the
same realistic way a murder, such as that
of Abel, or suicide like that of Sam
son, or Abimelech, or Saul, or saul's ar
NOR bearer, or Ahitophel. Narratives
of thefts and robberies are scattered
through it's pages, accounts of family
quarrels and separations for cause"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-12-14
A Californian. largely interested in tn

A Californian, largely interested in the
fur seal industry, says that sealskins are
expensive, not because they are scarce,
but because the trade limits the supply.
If all the skins thatcould be- taken were
poured on the market, the fur would be-
come so common that it would cease to
be desired by the wealthy. So the seal
catchers agree upon the total number
that they will put upon the market, and
they make their report to the furriers of
London and Paris, who meet each spring
and decide upon prices.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-12-14

The days of successful whaling are not
over, though the business has become
very risky. The substitution of steamers
for sailing vessels has resulted in some
very good voyages lately. One of the
most fortunate shippers Of the day is
Captain Bauldry, of the New Bedford
steam whaler Orca, who has recently re-
turned with all the oil and bone his ship
can carry. He actually gave away two
whales that his crew had killed to a
rival, because his own storage room was
full
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-12-14

DR.. Barnado, a London philanthropist,
has obtained 5, 900 acres of land in north
western Canada, which he hopes to con-
vert into an industrial farm to which
homeless London boys may be sent. 1t
Is said that DR.. Barnardo has had much
success with this class of boys, his idea
being to give them practical training
that will render them self supporting.
He does comparatively little toward re.
ieving their immediate wants.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-12-14
Two carloads of Texas steers escaped

Two carloads of Texas steers escaped
to the woods from Ishpeming, Mich,
recently, and thereby hangs tale. The
owner, who knew of no better way to
reclaim his property, went out and shot
oil of the herd that he could find. Then
some friends of his, who thought the
sport great because the game was, went
out to shoot the rest of them for him.
They found plenty of cattle, and had
bagged eight or ten before farmer
turned up with a club and drove them
away. They had been shooting cream
ery crows.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-12-14

The prevalence of scarlet fever in all
parts of the civilized world, and the great
mortality therefrom, amounting in En-
gland alone, during five years, to SO, 273
deaths, have induced Science to institute
an inquiry into the reasons for such a
condition Of things, whether it is fact
that this disease is not amenable to con-
troll by sanitation, or whether sanitarians
have not suggested any practical method
by which it may be controlled, or
whether parents, teachers, health au-
thorities and others neglect to carry out
the recommendations which sanitary
science has made.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-12-14
Homes Without Windows.

There are in France 27', 270 apart
mcnts, providing accomdations for over
200. 600 persons, which rooms are entire
ly destitute Of any other means of admit
ting air and light than by the door. In
Paris alone, the number of families thus
lodged reaches a total of 1885. There
are in London over 10000 families
who live in cellars under the most unfa-
vorable conditions as regards salubritY.
In Berlin there are 10000 families who
occupy only portions of rooms, often with
a sort of shelf on which father, mother
and children sleep one over the other.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-12-14
The First Spinning Frame.

The first spinning frame made in this
country, which has been Temporarily IN
trusted to the Brown University for safe
keeping, will soon be sent to the Patent
Office at Washington. Samuel Slater,
the inventor, introduced it into the old
sninninc mill at Pawtucket, r. l., about
tho wear 1890. It was first started in a
clothier's shop of that town, together
with two other machines OF somewhat
similar pattern. In q year and half it
is said that they over-stocked the mar
llet as several thousand tons of yarn had
accumulated in that time, despite tho
manufacturers efforts to dispose of it
The machine is still in excellent order,
considering its great age.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-12-14
Several years ago watermelons were a

Several years ago watermelons were al.
most unknown in California. An old
Missourian, who owned forty acres neal
Lodi, and who had raised the fruit in old
Missouri, planted his whole lot to melons.
His neighbors laughed at the idea Of
melons growing without rain, and he was
called the boss crank of the country. But
the vines thrived and bore melons, 49,.
900 of them, and he cleared 100000
from his forty acres; and now Lodi is the
great melon district of the Pacific Slope.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-12-14

q. F. Snedigar, of Iroquois, Dakota,
has a prairie yacht in which he skims
over the country. It consists simply Of
an ordinary road wagon to which sails
are attached. and there is steering ap.
paratus in front. He recently travelled
from Goqnois to Huron, distance Of
eighteen miles, in an hour and half,
with light wind.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-12-14

The United States heads the world in
the matter of locomotive engines, with a
horsepower of 100000. Then come
England, with 7,OoO,O 900, Germany with
4,5OO,OOO France with 100000 and
Austria with 1900, 900. The horse
power of the steam engines of the world
represents the work of 1000, 600, 900
men, Or more than double the man
power of the whole working population.
This means that steam has trebled mans
working powers.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-12-14

One of the largest benetactions in the
history of the world is that of the Baron
Hirsch, who has just given $40, 900, 900
to Jewish charities in Europe. Like a
prudent man, the Baron gives the money
during his lifetime, and intends to see
bis wishes carried out personally. His
generosity eclipses in magnitude the gifts
of George Peabody.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-12-14

In the Indian encounter at the mouth
of the Little Big Horn River, directly
after the Custer massacre, Private Heath,
of Company E, Fifth United States Cav
airy, saved the life of his captain, George
F. Price. In recognition of this service
Captain Price has now decided Heath 8
S0O-acre Kansas farm, valued at $40, 900.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-12-14

Japan is making great strides in the
pathways of progressive civilization. A
native paper reports that the Japanese
Government is about to establish new
State Department to be known as the
"Railway Board"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-12-14

A Postof1icc employe saws that the
gummcd surface of II postage stamp
should never be placed on the tongue.
Moisten the other side of the stamp and
the corner of the envelope, or the latter
only, and the stamp will stick for all it
is worth.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-12-14

Surveyor Tinnin, of San Francisco, re.
ports that from 1852 to June 80, 1887,
there arrived at that port 335, 1854 Chi
nese emigrants. of whom 1876, 26s have re.
turned, leaving 1s9,001 still in the
country. The local press consider this
number too short by 10000.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-12-14

Surveyors who are locating the line of
the Washington and Ellerton Railroad,
in Georgia, find from the DETECTION OF
their instruments that there must be i'm
mense quantities OF iron below the sur
face.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-12-14

The fir pillow craze has noteyet OK
hausted itself.,sMaine men are taking
eessracts to. get out fir by the ton, and
many people are afforded employment
in filing orders.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-12-14

1
were only in love with her dowry. Each
made up his mind to win the prize at
any cost, and the conduct of both was in
strict accordance with this determi-
nation. The strangcst part of the whole
proceedings was that neither attempted
to get into the good graces OF the young
lady, who always treated them with
marked GOODNESS.
"Singular lovers, thosew
"They imagined that Mile. Celeste
being q good girl of very social dis
position, she would always comply with
her parents wishes. So they proceed
ed to lay siege to the old folks. ~.
Chapuis, by .displacing an interest in
NJ. Bondurand's affairs, had no trouble
in winning him over, while M. de Vau-
villain, by means of his nobility, and by
putting on the airs Of great lord, sue
ceeded in getting the mother to espouse
his cause to such an extent that, in
short time, she promised him her
daughters hand, while, on the other
side, herhusband was making the same
promise to his rival"
"And of course Mile. Celeste pro-
testcd2"
mot at all. She let things take
their own course. 1t happened that she
occasionally danced with Jacques Flor
ent and had conversed with him in the
parlor. The young engineers quiet,
serious character and his easy, distin-
guishcd manners soon impressed her.
One day he spoke of his mother, CT her
devotion to him, of the gratitude and
affection that he bore her. This proved
to the young Indy that his heart was in
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-07-19
was now absent when he knew that his pres
ence WAS renuiran 10 hefend himself

was now absent when he knew that his pres.
ence was required TO defend himself.
The facts of the case were: Long having
heard that Tanner had complained that his
vote had not been recorded in certain di-
vision and meeting him in the lobby asked
him what was the matter and if anything was
wrong in regard to the division. Tanner re-
piled, you are tory, aren't you? | wish TO
God then you wouldn't speak to me. have
told you damned tories never to speak to me.
Irish cheers.) Talk to your own damned
lot"
Long answered, Il wasn't aware that you
didn't wish to be spoken to-"
Tanner went on, keep your damned
tongue in your mouth; don't make blasted
fool OF yourself" daughter by the Parnel-
lites.)
As Long was hurrying awav Tanner cried
out There goes damned snob."
w. H. Smith moved that in consequence
OF his disorderly words Tanner be suspended
for month.
Sexton said that such proceeding was
scarcely less disgrsceful than the language
complained of, and tnst Tanner didn't deserve
the penalty proposed.
Sexton then moved TO adjourn the debate
until time when Tanner was present.
Smith reminded the House that no request
for delay nor any apology had been offered
by Tanner.
Smith after the hearing said that he would
not press his motion and instead would pro-
pose that Tanner should attend the next ses-
sion and respond to Longs charge. This was
agreed to.
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AT POLAND SPRINGS.
Gen. Butler and Party Arrived at 9 A.
M.-BrIlliant reception rendered Him
in the Evening.

So POLAND, July Is.
Gen.Butler and party arrived at The Springs
at 9 A NJ. The party consists of the Cen
eral, E Meyer Of Boston, L. C. Southland,
North Easton, Harry H. Hale and wife of
Bradford, Nettie Everett, Bradford, w. P.
Butler, J, C. Bailey and Alonzo II. Briggs,
Boston. The reception tonight will be the
event of the season.
POLAND SPRINGS, July Is.
Gen Butler and party were met at Lewiston
junction by E. K. Rckar. manager of the
Poland Spring House, with an elegant ba-
rouche and four-in- hand gaily decked with
buGting. They were driven over the pic.
turesque route to the hotel. During the
forenoon the general took drive about Po-
land Springs resorts, returning in time for
the one o'clock banquet. In the evening a
reception was given to Gen. Butler by the
guests of the house. Ii was the brilliant
social event of the season The spacious
music hall was brilliantly illuminated.
At $50 Gen. Butler was escorted to the re-
ception parlors and in brilliant address OF
welcome by Judge Savage of Lewiston, was
introduced to the distinguished guests Of this
popular hotel. Gen. Butler in delighted
off hand speech expressed his great pleasure
in being among the people of the Poland
Spring House and regretting that mis- had not
been privilege of sooner making an excursion
to this delightful resort
1t is estimated the General gave from four
to five hundred people a cordial shake of the
hand in a lively sixty minutes. The General
was in the best of spirits Monday evening
and chartered and entertained d the people
gally. He expressed himself as highly
pleased with Poland Springs and during the
evening referred to the pleasant excursion
from his yacht in Portland Harbor. At the
conclusion of the reception an entertaining
orchestral concert was followed by social
hop in which all the company engaged.
Many distinguished people from all sections
of the country were present OF General
Buffers party there are Representative L. c..
Southard, Boston; VIM. S. Butler, Boston :;
Col, and Mrs. H. II. II. Hale, Bradford; Col.
I. +. Major, Boston; j. o NJ Bailey, New
buryport; Master Walter Hale, Bradford !;
Miss Nellie Everett. Bradford.
Monday evening, on account of lameness,
MIR. Butler WAS obliged To retire Immediately
at the conclusion of the reception An ele-
CANT collation. was served in the dining hall at
ten o'clock
Tuesday, if the day is fair, the party will
go to Shaker Village. Gen. Butler will re
main at Poland Spring, so he says, just as
long as his engagements will allow.
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VISITING PORTLAND.
The Portland Yacht Club Welcome Many
Visitors.
PORTLAND, July Is.

ouiN
number Of yachts from the metropolitan
clubs were in Portland harbor Monday morn
ing. The chief among them was Gen. B. F.
Buffers famous yacht America.
She lies inside the line above the Portland
club house, and displays the absence" signal
indicat.og that the bold Benjamin is not
aboard. Among tho lesser lights are the
yachts Arethusia and Frank, Boston, the
yacht Jack Anglie and Mr.. Charles Watsons
superb schooner Republic.
Commodore Bray of the Portland Yacht
Club, has inaugurated a new custom with re-
gard to visiting yachts which is calculated to
extend every posi- lie courtesy without being
ob;rusively civil or unwelcome to the recip-
tents.
As soon as stranger yacht comes in, q
man pulls off to her with neatly engraved
card enclosed in an envelope, with the club
ensign stamped on one corner, rendering to
the stranger the conveniences of the Yacht
Clubs house and landing and the hospitality
of the Club.
The most positive instructions are given
that the messenger who bears the invitation
shall not accept any invitation to go on board
the yacht visited.
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MONSTER ICE BERGS.
They are Drifting Further South than
FOrmerly-One Encountered that would
Cover One Hundred Acres at the Base.
WASHINGTON, july Is.

WASHINGTON, July Is.
Reports received by the United States hy-
geographic office have indicated that this sum-
mer an unusually large number of great ice
bergs have drifted very much further to the
southwark than usual
In the past six weeks more than forty have
been reported
Capt Baker of the Dutch steamer w. A.
Scholton, mentions passing one on his last
trip westward, that was three hundred fee,
above the water, and would have covered one
hundred acres at its base.
Capt. Bracket of the North German steam
er Adolph, reports that on his last voyage to
America, he passed three great icebergs, one
two hundred and fifty feet high, the other
one hundred.
An English captain saw the largest one of
years last week. Capt. Campbell of steamer
St. Rovans, passed an iceberg or series OF
them two miles long and three huudred feet
above the ocean at the highest point. This
was in latitude 46, almost in the track of the
passenger steamers plying between New York
and Liverpool and only two hundred and
fory miles further north than the latitude of
Washington.
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THE BELCHER WILL CASE.
The Hearing Before the Law Court al
Portland.

PORTLAND, July Is.
The Belcher will case will be argued be.
fore the law court in Portland this week. 1t
will be remembered that at the hearing before
the probate court at Pennington, Judge Nor.
rison set up the will, and appointed President
Cheney executor. To this decision the heirs
made an appeal to the supreme court, and the
case came up at the March term for Franklin
county.
The counsel for the College have made
motion for change of venue. Judge Emery
decided that he had power to change venue
only in civil or criminal cases.
On this ruling the counsel for the College
made an appeal to the law court. The argu-
ment for the College will be made by Judge
Symonds, that for the heirs by S. c. Strout,
Esq.
President Cheney is in the city and will be
present at the hearing.
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HALLOWELL.

Chas. n. Smith has bought out G. Walker
carry it on alone.
Samuel Currier, Jr., has sold the olt
Wymsn house to Tim Sheehan.
Geo. W. Choate's grain store has bee.
greatly improved.
f. A Sanborn has been spending few
davs at Old Orchard.
Judge A. ID. Knight has gone to Sarstoga
n Y. Recorder F. E. Beane fills his place
in the Municipal Court.
James Thorn has come back from New
York with his family to live here, though he
will still continue his business there
Three car loads of boxes for packing core
have arrived for the new canning factory and
three more car loads will soon be along.
Mr.. John w. Taylor of this city has beer
promoted to assistant night editor of the Bos
ton Globe.
Miss Annie NJ. Lakeman. principal of the
English High school, is visiting in Maiden
Mass. From there she goes to Gloucester.
Gov. Bodwell spent Sunday at his house
at Small Point.
Mrs. Geo. B. Smith and two children o.
Auburn are visiting Mrs. J f. Nye.
Grace NJ. johnson, daughter of Geo. NJ
johnson of Winona, is visiting her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Augustine Lord.
About half past nine o'clock Saturday
evening, Mrs. Ellen TimmoDy, an old lady
over 80 years of age, and who has lived here
for the past so years, fell from third story
window at the back of her house, striking on
the ground below, and strange to say. was
not killed outright, but was living
Monday noon. Her head and body are
badly bruised, but no bones seem to be brok
en- She cannot live. She was so old tina,
her mind was nearly gone, and it is probable
that she did not know what she was doing
when she crawled from the window. No one
was IN the room with her at the time.
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Launched at Bath.
BATH. July Is

BATH. July IL.
The double-deck, three masted schooner
John c. Haynes. $50 tons, built by Gardiner
from Houghton Bros yard at Bath. She
rates A l, and is owned by the builder and
other in Bath, j. c. Haynes and Peter Me-
Intire of Boston, ana Capt. VIM. II. Hamil-
ton who will command her.
Philip Wiles, master builder, caught a
blight of rope at the laus ching at Bath, Mon
day and WAS hurled overhead fifty feet. He
was picked up unconscious, his face badly
scratched and his clothing torn. No bones
were broken and he will recover
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NO. 1853.
Give Them a Chance!

That is to say, your lungs. Also all your
breathing machinery. Very wonderful ma
chinery 1t is. Not only the larger air passages
but the thousands of little tubes and cavities
leading from them.
When these are cogged and choked with
matter which ought not TO be there. your
lungs cannot half do their work. And what
they do they cannot do we'll.
Call 1t cold, cough, Group, pneumonia, ca
tsrrh, consumption. or any of the family of
throat and nose and head and lung obsuuc-
tons, all are bad. All ought TO be got rid
or. There is just one sure way to get rio of
them That is TO take Boschee's German
Syrup, which any druggist will sell you at
20 cents bottle. Even if everything else
has failed you, YOU may depend upon this for
certain. oct2d&w lychwky
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MAINE DISPATCHES.
The PORTLAND EXCITEMENT.
Further Particulars OF the Trouble BE.
tween Mr.. Ripley and Mrs. Chase

PORTLAND, July Is.
The arrest of Col. II. w. Ripley. Saturday,
is still common subject of conversation,
and some antecedent facts that had previous.
ly been known only to a narrow circle are re-
ported.
with Mr.. Ernesto Ponce in real estate tran
sactions on Long Island, and spends the
greater part of his time on the island. A
little less than month ago, Ripley got on
the track of a desirable bargain in island
property, track of land of about fourteen
| acres.
| The money was soon forthcoming, and in
the meantime, Ripley went off pleasuring to
| the White Mountains. On his return, a few
days after, he went to the island to consum-
mate the bargain and learned to his chagrin
that the land had in the meantime been sold
to Judge Gould of the municipal court
Ripley charged Chase with betrayiDg him
He interested himself in looking up Chase's
record officer and soon brought for
NAL bill of complaint against him before the
Board of Aldermen. The charges, which al
legged conduct uLbecoming on officer, speci-
! flying several offences, were not deemed
suf ciently sustained and no action was taken
b. the board.
Ripley then drew up petition to the May
or for the removal OF Chase from the police
| force, and circulated it for signatures. He
| noI IN ,tr ,lotip hGp Mrs
Chase assaulted him and tore the paper from
his hand.
AT the police station, after his arrest, Rip
ley exhibited the fragments of the document
in confederation of his version of the affair.
The papet bore the signatures of eleven per-
sons and was torn in seven or eight pieces.
Ripley alleges that Officer Chase used un-
necessary force in arresting him
He says that Chase threw him violently to
the ground and kneeed upon his chest and
neck and forced PAIR of handouts upon his
wrists so tightly as to stop the circulation,
and used abusive language toward him.
Officer Chase admits he was in fault in ar
resting Ripley without investigating the cir
cumstauces.
This piece of land was owned by a man
who was deaf and nvslided so that Ripley
deemed it expedient to get some third per-
son to act as Ego between"-some one who
was acquainted with the invalid and could
make himself understood. He applied to
Police Officer Chase and through him a bar.
gain was made and price fixed on the land
in question, something in the neighborhood
of S., 300